SnapDrive for UNIX 5.0 or later provides storage partitioning in Linux for multipathing and non multipathing environments.
You must follow the guidelines to partition storage devices with SnapDrive for UNIX.
Operating system | Single partition | Multiple partition | Non-partition devices | File system or RAW devices |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5x or Oracle Enterprise Linux 5x |
Yes | No | No | ext3* |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6x or Oracle Enterprise Linux 6x |
Yes | No | No | ext3 or ext4* |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | Yes | No | No | ext3* |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 | No | No | Yes | ext3*** |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5x or later or Oracle Enterprise Linux 5x or later |
Yes | No | Yes | ASM with ASMlib** |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 |
Yes | No | Yes | ASM with ASMlib** |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 or later or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 |
Yes | No | No | ASM without ASMlib**** |
* For a non MPIO environment, enter the following command: sfdisk -uS -f -L -q /dev/ device_name For an MPIO environment, enter the following commands:
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** For a non MPIO environment, enter the following command: fdisk /dev/device_name For an MPIO environment, enter the following commands:
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*** Not applicable. |
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**** For an MPIO environment, enter the following command:
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General considerations
The Snapshot copies created in SnapDrive 4.2 for UNIX are based on partitioned devices. These Snapshot copies can be restored, connected, and supported in SnapDrive 5.0 for UNIX and later versions.